South Lanarkshire Council Election, 2007 - By-elections

By-elections

  • A by-election was held on March 6, 2008 following the death of the SNP's John Higgins on December 29, 2007. The by-election was won by Labour's Richard Tullett
Cambuslang East, by-election 6th March 2008
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8
Labour Richard Tullett 28.0 725 729 739 742 747 922 1,094 1,475
SNP Christine Deanie 23.5 609 614 621 625 638 728 962
Liberal Democrat Tunweer Malik 22.4 580 584 589 593 616 669
Independent John McGuinness 19.6 509 510 517 521 538
Conservative Malcolm Macaskill 3.1 80 82 82 94
Scottish Unionist Jimi Moore 1.5 38 39 40
Scottish Socialist David McClemont 1.2 32 35
Scottish Green Susan Martin 0.8 21
Labour gain from SNP Swing
Electorate: 10,397 Valid: 2,044 Spoilt: 38 Quota: 1,298 Turnout: 2,082 (24.95%)


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  • The Labour Party's Alan Scott won a by-election on October 28, 2010 to fill the vacancy which arose with the election of Michael McCann as an MP
East Kilbride West, by-election 28th October 2010
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6
Labour Alan Scott 41.4 847 863 873 892 973 1,297
SNP Pat McGuire 27.9 571 587 606 641 761
Conservative Ian Harrow 19.7 403 427 442 455
Scottish Green Raymond Burke 4.0 82 85 100
East Kilbride Alliance Brian Jones 3.5 71 76
Liberal Democrats Gordon Smith 3.4 70
Labour hold Swing
Electorate: 12,024 Valid: 2,044 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 17.00%


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  • The SNP's John Menzies won a by-election on December 8, 2011 to fill the vacancy which arose with the death of Independent Tommy Gilligan on October 22, 2011.
Hamilton West and Earnock, by-election 8th December 2011- 1 seat
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1
SNP John Menzies 50.03 822
Labour Stuart Gallacher 36.94 607
Conservative Connar McBain 13.02 214
SNP gain from Independent Swing
Electorate: 14,068 Valid: 1,643 Spoilt: 16 Quota: 822 Turnout: 1,659 (11.79%)


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